Question

How do you write an algebraic expression for the phrase: 4 less than 8 times the number of points. Let p represent the number of points?

Answer 1

`color(purple)(=> 4(2p - 1)`

Explanation:

Let p be the number of points.

8 times the number of points `= 8 * p`

4 less than 8 times the no. of points `= 8*p - 4`

`color(purple)(=> 4(2p - 1)`